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HA N D E LSN U U S

VALUE TO THE INDUSTRY
WHO ARE WE?

JG SHIELDS, SENIOR ORIGINATOR, FOOD AND AGRICULTURE BUSINESS,
SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS ADVISORS SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD.

SWISS RE CORPORATE SOLUTIONS ADVISERS
SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD IS THE SOUTH
AFRICAN REGISTERED ENTITY FOR SWISS RE
CORPORATE SOLUTIONS, GLOBAL COMMERCIAL
INSURANCE PROVIDER AND A MEMBER OF THE
SWISS RE GROUP HEADQUARTERED IN ZURICH,
SWITZERLAND. IN THE LOCAL MARKET, WE HAVE A
BINDER AND UNDERWRITING PARTNERSHIP WITH
GUARDRISK SOUTH AFRICA LTD.
You are a new entrant to
the agri-insurance market.
Is there room for more
insurers in this market?
Healthy competition will
always be to the advantage
of the client, and that should
be our common goal. It is
therefore not about the number
of role players in the market,
but rather about the value we
offer to the industry. Although
the South African agricultural
insurance market is relatively
small and highly competitive,
only a small percentage of the
total crop is insured on an
annual basis, which leaves a
lot of room for growth. This is
where we see our o